OSHA Inspection: P&M CUSTOM PAINTING INC

Issued

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6453.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:  On or about 10/05/2023, at a site located at 615 Crest Road, Palm Beach, Florida, employees were exposed to hazards including, but not limited to, falls at the worksite due to the employer not initiating and maintaining a safety program to be reviewed with employees to ensure they could recognize the hazards associated with painting work and the procedures to be followed to avoid or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $5647.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(21): Each employee was not grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder:  On or about 10/05/2023, at a site located at 615 Crest Road, Palm Beach, Florida, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet when climbing an extension ladder while holding the gun of a power washer in his right hand preventing him from using that hand to grasp the ladder requiring him to release his left hand from the ladder as he climbed it.

Issued

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4034.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  On or about 10/05/2023, at a site located at 615 Crest Road, Palm Beach, Florida, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet when utilizing an extension ladder prior to being provided with training for the use of and hazards associated with ladders.